A Mississippi sheriff said a man was beaten and shot two weeks after reporting a cross burning in his yard.

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Smith County Sheriff Charlie Crumpton said deputies were called to a disturbance Friday night outside Raleigh.

Crumpton said Craig Wilson was beaten with what investigators believe were brass knuckles and a stick. He was also shot at least once in the stomach, the sheriff said. Wilson was listed in fair condition Tuesday at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Jeffery Clinnon Daniels, 37, is charged with aggravated assault in the case and was released from jail Monday night on a $20,000 bond, Crumpton said.

Crumpton said initial reports stated that the fight had broken out after some mixed-race grandchildren showed up at the party, but Tuesday Crumpton said there were no children present at the home at the time.

Wilson and Daniels are white. The sheriff said the victim is the boyfriend of Daniels' mother.

The incident had been investigated as a hate crime, but didn't meet the criteria under state law, Crumpton said.